Each active resource pool creates an instance of the SQLServer:Resource Pool Stats performance object that has the same instance name as the Resource Governor resource pool name. The following table describes counters supported on this instance.

Counter name

Description

CPU usage %

The CPU bandwidth usage by all requests in all workload groups belonging to this pool. This is measured relative to the computer and normalized to all CPUs on the system. This value will change as the amount of CPU available to the SQL Server process changes. It is not normalized to what the SQL Server process receives.

CPU usage target %

The target value of CPU usage % for the resource pool based on the resource pool configuration settings and system load.